"Scooting" --Picture now available of Lola

[LGahr]

Shauna--

Can you tell me where to find info on raw diet? I have been looking.....but could find nothing on the Chihuahua forum on the web.

am just curious...it sounds like a good idea....although the thought of feed raw chicken wings makes me wonder so I would like to read about it.

Thank you!

Hi, i'm a new Chi owner too. I am having such a fun time with her. My little Phoebe is 5 1/2 mo. old and 2 1/2 lbs. of snuggle bunny. She also did the scooting thing, but it has finally simmered down to very little now. I had a terrible time trying to find food that she would eat, and that didn't give her the squirts, which probably made her do the scooting. Maybe some of them are a little prone to sensitive digestive systems? Any way, I am currently feeding a partial raw diet with kibble as a backup. The kibble is Dick VanPatton's Natural Balance Ultra. She is doing great now, but has to be coaxed to eat the kibble regular.

My vet has assured me that a lot of Chi's are like that, and to just keep doing what i'm doing.

Have fun with your little girl.

 

[barefoot]

This is a place where I used to get some of my raw. She has a good website with some info.

www.threecheersrawrawraw.com

 

[Ashley]

My cocker had to have her glands empty a few times as a pup. ONce shortly after I got her at 8 weeks. She out grow that problem, but still drags. THe vet thinks its because her tail is docked way to short and possible nerve damage.

 

[Shauna]

Hi,

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. You have probably found info on the internet by now. I just did a search on feeding a raw diet to dogs on the internet. It is actually called B.A.R.F. (bones and raw food). There are all kinds of sites (and opinions) on the internet about feeding a raw diet. I have a couple of books also by Dr. Pitcairn (sp?) that is really good. You kind of have to make up a combination of the info that you get, until you come up with something that works for you.

I don't actually feed a total raw diet. I cook most of the meat, especially hamburger well done. If it is really lean beef, I may feed slightly cooked. I don't feed Pork to mine. Never feed it raw. Most of the veggies I feed are raw, but occasionally i'll used bagged, frozen veggies just to get some additional variation.

I hope you can find something that will work for you. As I said before, mine aren't on strictly home cooked food. I do feed some kibble. I just try to get my Chi to eat, so whatever works that is good for her.

P.S. I haven't gotten the guts to feed raw chickens to mine yet. Still afraid of the bones.